set more off
capture log close
capture log using natl1968.log, replace
capture set mem 1000m
** -----------------------------------------------;
** This program reads the 1968 NCHS Natality Detail Data File
** by Jean Roth , jroth@nber.org , Tue Jun 24 09:49:27 EDT 2014
** Please report errors to jroth@nber.org
** NOTE: This program is distributed under the GNU GPL.
** See end of this file and http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ for details.
** Run with do natl1968
** -----------------------------------------------;
** The following line should contain
** the complete path and name of the raw data file.
** On a PC, use backslashes in paths as in C:\ ;
local dat_name "/homes/data/natality/ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Datasets/DVS/natality/Nat1968.dat"
** The following line should contain the path to your output '.dta' file ;
local dta_name "/homes/data/natality/1968/natl1968"
** The following line should contain the path to the data dictionary file ;
local dct_name "natl1968.dct"
** The line below does NOT need to be changed ;
infile using "`dct_name'", using("`dat_name'") clear
note: by Jean Roth, jroth@nber.org Tue Jun 24 09:49:27 EDT 2014
compress
saveold "`dta_name'",replace